Landmarks and Historic sites

The Benedictine Monastery, in its original project, should have been a colossal building with four cloisters and a majestic church in the middle, the Church of S. Francesco La Rena. Out of four cloisters, only two were...

The Roman Theatre of Catania is located right in the city centre, along Via Vittorio Emanuele II and few hundred metres far from Piazza Duomo, another symbolic place of Catania. The theatre, set probably up from a...

A baroque pearl, St. Agata Abbey was built by Giovanni Battista Vaccarini upon the ruins of the ancient church dedicated to the saint. Inside, rather sober and austere, there are no paintings but just statues and mosaics...

Castello Ursino is a beautiful castle which is situated in Catania. It was built from 1239 to 1250 and belonged to the Emperor Frederick II, the king of Sicily. At present, the castle houses the Catania Civico Museum...

The Patrician Palaces and the Churches crowded into the city centre of Catania, represent the triumph of the Sicilian Baroque style, especially the one from Catania, which stands out and makes these palaces unique!...

The monument is made of a triumphal arch dating back to 1768 and planned by Stefano Ittar to celebrate the marriage between Ferdinand IV of the House of Bourbon and Caroline of Austria. The gate, dedicated to Garibaldi is...

Piazza Duomo di Catania is situated in the heart of the city and the symbol monument of the city is the fountain with the Elephant. The cathedral of the city with the Chapel of Sant’Agata looks out onto the Duomo Duomo di...

Palazzo Biscari is situated behind the Porta Uzeda in Catania. It was built several times by the family of Paterno Castello, the Princes of Biscari. And so, it was built in periods between 1707 and 1763 by...

In the middle of the Piazza del Duomo we find the Fontana dell'Elefante (the Elephant fountain) dear to the inhabitants of Catania, that is the city landmark. The fountain is made of a molten rock elephant dating back to...